
Great Salt Lake Desert dominates the eastern landscape of this 2021 topographic survey, where the arid basin crosses from Nevada into Utah. The vast salt flats transition into the alluvial fans of Elko and Tooele counties, revealing the drainage patterns of ephemeral watercourses like Felt Wash. In the southeast corner, the presence of Blue Lake provides a striking contrast to the surrounding desert, marking a permanent water feature in a region defined by its extreme aridity and stark, shifting terrain. This map captures the modern boundary and hydrographic state of the Bonneville Salt Flats periphery before contemporary climate shifts and land use further alter these delicate desert systems.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1972 · Ferguson Flat
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Ferguson Mtn.
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Ola
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Spring Gulch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000